Network Security Engineer - WAF

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May 9

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GuidePoint Security

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Cybersecurity

GuidePoint Security is a cybersecurity firm offering consulting, engineering, and managed services to help organizations secure their digital assets. The company specializes in application security, cloud security, data protection, email security, threat intelligence, and identity and access management. With solutions tailored to various platforms including AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud, and OT environments, GuidePoint Security aims to enhance cybersecurity resilience for both enterprise and government clients. They focus on integrating advanced security technologies and providing expertise in risk assessment, compliance, and security awareness education, helping clients navigate complex cybersecurity challenges and improve their security posture.

201 - 500 employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

📋 Description

• GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services. • We are looking for a Network Security Engineer with hands-on experience in deploying cloud-based DDoS protection and Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions. • The ideal candidate will have deep technical knowledge of platforms like Cloudflare, Akamai, and experience building custom rulesets for application-layer protection. • This role involves both strategic consulting and hands-on implementation in enterprise environments, emphasizing secure traffic delivery, performance optimization, and incident mitigation. • Design, deploy, manage cloud-based security platforms including WAF, DDoS mitigation, bot protection, and CDN configuration. • Build and manage custom rules to enforce security policies and traffic optimization. • Work closely with application, DevOps, and infrastructure teams for secure and resilient traffic flow. • Optimize configurations for latency, performance, and availability. • Support incident response efforts involving DDoS events or WAF bypass attempts. • Document configurations and provide operational runbooks for client handoffs or internal support teams. • Conduct WAF and edge security assessments to identify improvements or misconfigurations. • Assist in migration from on-premises platforms such as F5, including custom logic translation to cloud WAF equivalents. • Stay up to date on evolving threat actor behaviors, industry DDoS tactics, and mitigation techniques.

🎯 Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience managing cloud WAF/DDoS platforms in enterprise environments. • Deep familiarity with Cloudflare and/or Akamai edge protection services. • Experience building custom page rules, rate limiting policies, or traffic filtering logic. • Strong knowledge of core networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, load balancing, NAT, routing). • Hands-on experience with on-premises application delivery controllers such as F5 BIG-IP, especially working with iRules, SSL offloading, and WAF modules. • Strong troubleshooting skills across application-layer traffic and network-layer protection. • Experience working in consulting, MSP, or client-facing roles is a strong plus.

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions) • Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family) and GPS will contribute in one lump sum: ($500 per EE annually / $1000 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options) • Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans • 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program • Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance • Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment • Pet Benefit Option